EXAM D358 - GLOBAL HRM PRE
ASSESSMENT: 2025/2026, WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A company invites an employee from a foreign country to the
head office for eight months to learn about the company’s
services, practices, and organizational culture. International
human resources (IHR) is involved in the process, and the
employee is given an assignment contract for this purpose. Which
type of assignee is this?
Inpatriate
A German finance manager is transferring from the German
headquarters office to the French subsidiary. The finance
manager wants to ensure the transfer is done fairly in terms of
managing their wages and benefits. Which pact supports this?
European Treaty of Rome
A large multinational entity (MNE) headquartered in the United
States is opening a new office in India to manufacture robotic
devices to perform surgeries. The MNE needs to quickly recruit
low-cost, high-potential employees with backgrounds in robotic
surgery to staff this office. The employees must understand both
the U.S. healthcare system and culture as well as Indian culture.
What is the quickest hiring strategy to achieve this?
Recent Indian robotic surgery graduates from U.S. universities
A multinational entity (MNE) decides to open two new offices in
San Jose, Costa Rica. The MNE chooses to send eight expatriates
so it can exercise strict control over both offices and make sure
,its culture is reflected fully in both offices. Which approach is the
company taking in staffing these offices?
Ethnocentric
The chief human resources officer (CHRO) wants to refocus
company priorities on filling vacancies with recruits who increase
innovation, specifically boosting the generation of ideas and use
of new technologies.What should the CHRO focus on to achieve
these goals?
Workforce planning and staffing
What is the strategic shift in how human resources (HR) uses and
analyzes data?
It moves from descriptive statistics to scenarios and forecasting.
Following the end of a global pandemic, a multinational enterprise
(MNE) announces its policy around employees returning to all of
its global offices. The chief human resources officer (CHRO) wants
to minimize the differences in pandemic responses and policies
between regions, concerned that these differences will hurt future
collaboration efforts. However, employees in some regions are
wary of the policies, which are in line with the headquarters'
country's government guidance. What is indicated by the
employees’ wariness?
Divergence
How should a company with a large workforce increase its
competitiveness and innovation through current staff initiatives?
Invest more into training and development
What is the key reason for the establishment of the European
Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)?
, Promote the interest and representation of employees in the
European Union
Why has worldwide union membership among multinational
enterprise (MNE) employees steadily decreased in recent years?
Employment shift from manufacturing-sector to service-sector
jobs
A global human resources (HR) manager is preparing the
company for its expansion to the European Union. Which
characteristic does the HR manager need to take into account?
Employee representation
Globalization and financial changes have led some Asian-Pacific
companies to shift retirement benefits and planning to
individuals. What does this change represent?
Acceptance of free-market policies
A multinational enterprise (MNE) has a regional office in Latin
America. The office has a large workforce but also has open
positions that need to be filled immediately. The positions are
highly skilled and require technical expertise regarding the
company’s data and communication systems. The chief human
resources officer (CHRO) wants to make sure the hiring plan
reflects the local culture and norms of the area. Which hiring
strategy should the Latin American office use?
Advertise internally to manage the vacancies
An international human resources (IHR) manager is building a
strategic plan to address the skills that will be required in the
future for IHR professionals. Which area should the IHR manager
build into the plan?
Strategies and resources to support employee well-being
ASSESSMENT: 2025/2026, WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A company invites an employee from a foreign country to the
head office for eight months to learn about the company’s
services, practices, and organizational culture. International
human resources (IHR) is involved in the process, and the
employee is given an assignment contract for this purpose. Which
type of assignee is this?
Inpatriate
A German finance manager is transferring from the German
headquarters office to the French subsidiary. The finance
manager wants to ensure the transfer is done fairly in terms of
managing their wages and benefits. Which pact supports this?
European Treaty of Rome
A large multinational entity (MNE) headquartered in the United
States is opening a new office in India to manufacture robotic
devices to perform surgeries. The MNE needs to quickly recruit
low-cost, high-potential employees with backgrounds in robotic
surgery to staff this office. The employees must understand both
the U.S. healthcare system and culture as well as Indian culture.
What is the quickest hiring strategy to achieve this?
Recent Indian robotic surgery graduates from U.S. universities
A multinational entity (MNE) decides to open two new offices in
San Jose, Costa Rica. The MNE chooses to send eight expatriates
so it can exercise strict control over both offices and make sure
,its culture is reflected fully in both offices. Which approach is the
company taking in staffing these offices?
Ethnocentric
The chief human resources officer (CHRO) wants to refocus
company priorities on filling vacancies with recruits who increase
innovation, specifically boosting the generation of ideas and use
of new technologies.What should the CHRO focus on to achieve
these goals?
Workforce planning and staffing
What is the strategic shift in how human resources (HR) uses and
analyzes data?
It moves from descriptive statistics to scenarios and forecasting.
Following the end of a global pandemic, a multinational enterprise
(MNE) announces its policy around employees returning to all of
its global offices. The chief human resources officer (CHRO) wants
to minimize the differences in pandemic responses and policies
between regions, concerned that these differences will hurt future
collaboration efforts. However, employees in some regions are
wary of the policies, which are in line with the headquarters'
country's government guidance. What is indicated by the
employees’ wariness?
Divergence
How should a company with a large workforce increase its
competitiveness and innovation through current staff initiatives?
Invest more into training and development
What is the key reason for the establishment of the European
Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)?
, Promote the interest and representation of employees in the
European Union
Why has worldwide union membership among multinational
enterprise (MNE) employees steadily decreased in recent years?
Employment shift from manufacturing-sector to service-sector
jobs
A global human resources (HR) manager is preparing the
company for its expansion to the European Union. Which
characteristic does the HR manager need to take into account?
Employee representation
Globalization and financial changes have led some Asian-Pacific
companies to shift retirement benefits and planning to
individuals. What does this change represent?
Acceptance of free-market policies
A multinational enterprise (MNE) has a regional office in Latin
America. The office has a large workforce but also has open
positions that need to be filled immediately. The positions are
highly skilled and require technical expertise regarding the
company’s data and communication systems. The chief human
resources officer (CHRO) wants to make sure the hiring plan
reflects the local culture and norms of the area. Which hiring
strategy should the Latin American office use?
Advertise internally to manage the vacancies
An international human resources (IHR) manager is building a
strategic plan to address the skills that will be required in the
future for IHR professionals. Which area should the IHR manager
build into the plan?
Strategies and resources to support employee well-being
